June 22nd 2023.
Revised Text:
Fifty student-athletes from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been chosen to make up the rosters for the first-ever "HBCU Swingman Classic" baseball game. This event will take place on July 7th during MLB All-Star Week at T-Mobile Park and will be broadcasted on the MLB Network.
The players for this game were selected by a panel that included Hall of Famer and MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation Ambassador Ken Griffey Jr., as well as representatives from MLB, the MLBPA, and the baseball scouting community.
Tickets for the HBCU Swingman Classic, which includes a post-game fireworks show, are now available for purchase at AllStarGame.com. All proceeds from the $10 tickets for general admission seating will benefit the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation.
The teams for the HBCU Swingman Classic will be managed by former MLB managers Jerry Manuel and Bo Porter. Their coaching staffs will include MLB Hall-of-Famer and Florida A&M Alum Andre "The Hawk" Dawson, two-time World Series Champion Manager Cito Gaston, as well as former MLB players and HBCU alumni Rickie Weeks Jr., Marquis Grissom, Marvin Freeman, Vince Coleman, Lenny Webster, and Trenidad Hubbard.
The players selected for the HBCU Swingman Classic will represent 17 HBCU schools, including Alabama A&M University, Alabama State University, Alcorn State University, University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Bethune Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Grambling State University, Jackson State University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Mississippi Valley State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T University, Prairie View A&M University, Southern University and Texas Southern University.
Team Manuel will consist of Mike Dorcean, Irvin Escobar, Manny Jackson, Keylon Mack, O'Neill Burgos, Randy Flores, Kyle Walker, Jalen Niles, Ty Hill, Daalen Adderley, Ian Matos, Hylan Hall, Narvin Booker, Khyle Radcliffe, and Noble Lawrence. Team Porter will include Ty Hanchey, Gustavo Sanchez, Jamal George, Alexander Olivo, Victor Figueroa, Keanu-Jacobs Guishard, C.J. Castillo, Tommy Easley, Cameron Bufford, Ali LaPread, Jordan Hamberg, Jatavis Melton, Jaylen Armstrong, Camden Jackson, and Trevor Hatton.
[This article has been trending online recently and has been generated with AI. Your feed is customized.]
[Generative AI is experimental.]
